Customs officers to go on strike in Algeria

Customs officers are expected to go on strike on Wednesday in ports, airports and provincial departments upon a call from their coordination.

• The National Coordination of Customs Officers told Echorouk it took the strike decision as dialogue with the administration was blocked.
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• It accused officials of lying about the compensation system.
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• Customs officers complain of injustice and bad conditions in customs management.
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• They warned over escalating their protesting movement by going on an open strike in all the ports and airports if the general department continues its “repressive practices.”
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• This comes after the human resources director of customs Boudjeltia Djajouli was dismissed. The coordination put pressure to fire him after a regional director prevented elections to renew the union branch in the area of Ain Taya.
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• The union’s members condemned the human resources director and Secretary General of Customs Officers’ Federation’s management policy.
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• The coordination asked the Algerian finance minister Karim Djoudi to assign an independent commission to lead an investigation in the human resources department.